@patjuan32
Microsoft never stated they closed Ensemble due to financial concerns. Be wary of stating your assumptions as facts. They are not interchangeable. There are equally valid reasons for closing Ensemble above wanting to make more money. A equally valid answer, and one that does actually fit the available facts is Microsoft decided to restructure their internal divisions, or to create a larger division internally. In which case the manpower need to be reallocated from somewhere, and why not use the staff of Ensemble.
Ensemble isn't an argument against Microsoft increasing its personnel. In so much as its highly unlikely Microsoft would want to purchase the physical assets, but if they could buy most of the team, and the licensed properties it could just become a team within the physical space of one of their two local development houses. They could basically acquire on the cheap.







